Substance
Meanings
Substance, Quality, Matter, Temperament
On'yomi
しつ、 しち、 ち
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
質 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
質 (Substance) is taught on WaniKani at level 24 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #389 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 24
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